#A46BAE Color

#A46BAE is rgb(164, 107, 174) in RGB, hsl(291, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 39%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heather (#9E7BB5), visibly different at ΔE 10.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A46BAE

HEX#A46BAE

RGBrgb(164, 107, 174)

HSLhsl(291, 29%, 55%)

HSVhsv(291, 39%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 39%, 0%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.117 321.4)

LABlab(53.35% 31.82 -26.54)

LCHlch(53.35% 41.44 320.16)

What #A46BAE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A46BAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 10.2 African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.44 Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 10.86 Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 11.4 Lavender Purple#967BB6ΔE 12.46 Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 13.16

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#A46BAE Channel Values

How #A46BAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 164 · G 107 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 291° · S 29% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 291° · S 39% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 6% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.97:1 vs white · 5.29:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A46BAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A46BAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A46BAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #A46BAE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #A46BAE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A46BAE

Protanopia#7777AE

Protanomaly#8B73AE

Deuteranopia#8181AD

Deuteranomaly#9179AD

Tritanopia#9D7676

Tritanomaly#A07290

Achromatopsia#808080

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Using #A46BAE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a46bae: #A46BAE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A46BAE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a46bae': '#A46BAE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.420, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_a46bae">#A46BAE</color>

SVG fillfill="#A46BAE"

More Pink Colors

#A46BAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#A46BAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A46BAE?

#A46BAE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(164, 107, 174) in RGB and hsl(291, 29%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heather (#9E7BB5), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.2.

What is the RGB value of #A46BAE?

#A46BAE is rgb(164, 107, 174) — red 164, green 107, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A46BAE?

#A46BAE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 39%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A46BAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A46BAE scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A46BAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A46BAE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 20.57, which is visibly different.

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